European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                When it comes to running big hotels the creeks can t touch the Swiss but no one can equal them when it comes to renting rooms and operating cheery Taveras. Except during the Busy month of August finding a room is Seldom a problem. September and Early october when crowds and temperatures have gone Down Are Ideal times to savor the islands. Once you be found a room Island life is an amalgam of sleep in mornings and Golden hours spent lounging on beaches or wandering paths scented by Jasmine mint and honeysuckle. In the towns a Blue and White like the Creek Flag a the silence is Feather Light during afternoon siesta. But come nighttime noise and gaiety fill the restaurants. Meals Are taken outside under grape arbours. Plates of appetizers Mezeda Kia pave the Way for heaping salads kebabs and seafood. An outstanding meal can be had for As Little As $10. Beer about $1 a bottle is excellent with Many German and dutch brands made under License in Greece. As for wine unless you Only care for one of the nationally distributed bottled varieties like demestic and Soutari ask for the House wine a Diksas Khasi meaning Quot your own wine Quot. It s cheap often surprisingly Good and comes to the table in jugs frequently the product of the proprietor s own Vineyard. Nightlife on the greek islands ranges from non existent on the less discovered islands to All night reveries with an International crowd in places like Corfu and my Konos. Discos in Greece Are a bargain with a bottle of Beer Seldom priced at More than $2 or $3. The weather is Sublime the water is Crystal Clear and the prices Are so reasonable that even those on tight budgets can afford to live it up while Island hopping. With that said is there anything wrong with greek Island hopping there certainly is. It s highly addictive. Quot  a windsurfers take advantage of the Quot Meltem Quot wind a North wind that keeps temperatures Down but whips up the seas. When the winds Are extra Strong ferry Crossings May be  photos by Gary Miller. Ltd it arc. A a a / its it it of As the Sun sets a ferry Heads out from Piraeus the port of Athens for an Island destination. There Are about 300 Creek islands and islets. July 25, 1991 stripes Magazine 5